Switching from free trial to paid subscription

The process to backup and restore your existing FortiGate CNF instance configuration when switching from a free trial to a paid subscription is as follows:

1. Backup the configuration of each FortiGate CNF instance.

2. Unsubscribe from the free trial subscription.

3. Subscribe to a paid subscription.

4. Log in to the FortiGate CNF console.

5. Restore the FortiGate CNF instance configurations.

To switch from a free trial to a paid subscription:

1. Backup the configuration of each FortiGate CNF instance:

   1. In the FortiGate CNF console, in CNF Instances, select each instance and click Save as Template.

      

      The instance configuration is saved as a template in Configuration > CNF Templates and the template is displayed.

2. Unsubscribe from the free trial subscription:

   1. In the AWS Marketplace console, in the Manage subscriptions page, click Manage next to the FortiGate CNF free trial subscription, then select Cancel subscription from the Actions menu.

      Your existing CNF instances are deleted.

3. Subscribe to a paid subscription:

   1. In the AWS Marketplace, subscribe to a paid subscription with the same AWS account. For more information about the subscription process, see Subscribing to FortiGate CNF.

4. Log in to the FortiGate CNF console.

5. Restore the FortiGate CNF instance configurations:

   1. In the FortiGate CNF console, in CNF Templates, select each template and click Create CNF.

      

   2. Update the instance as needed and click OK.

      The new instance is created with the same configuration as the original.